HI I’M HIROKO SASAKI
WHO I AM
My Story
Since I began my professional journey I’ve been lucky to have had the opportunity to collaborate on some exciting solo and collaborative projects. I take pride in all that I do and in the long-term relationships I’ve fostered in the process. I firmly believe that hard work eventually pays off, and I know that each day brings me closer to reaching my goals. Explore my portfolio, and feel free to get in touch with any questions.
Experience
HEAD DESIGNER OF MIRIAM HASKELL AT HASKELL JEWELS LLC
AUGUST 2009 - JUNE 2017
-Handling design process from concept to product development: research, conceptualization, technical sketching/drawing, metal forging, bead fabrication, pricing, and working with vendors (for metal plating, parts and sample making.)
- Supervising production including managing studios, sample makers, vendors, and quality control.
- Creating catalogs, directing photoshoots, designing showroom displays, and selecting press samples for editors and stylists at Vogue, WWD, Elle, Marie Claire, Glamour, Bazaar, Instyle, and other major fashion publications.
- Handpicking samples to gift to celebrities such as Michelle Obama, Sheryl Crow, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian, Mila Kunis, Demi Lovato, Olivia Palermo, and others in the limelight.
- Creative collaboration with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Decades, Skirball Cultual Center, and Barneys New York.
SENIOR DESIGNER OF MIRIAM HASKELL AT HASKELL JEWELS LLC
JUNE 2006 - JULY 2009
- Designed and fabricated jewelry for retail sale through Miriam Haskell. (same as above)
JEWELRY DESIGNER AT MAURICE MAX INC,
MARCH 2005 - MAY 2006
-Designed and fabricated jewelry for retail sale through Lee Angel, Lee Angel Diffusion, Nicole Miller, French Connection, Banana Republic, Ann Taylor Loft, Forth and Towne, and Scoop.
JEWELRY DESIGNER AT HASKELL JEWELS LLC
MAY 2004 - MARCH 2005
- Designed and fabricated jewelry for retail sale through JLO.
- Runway Project for JLO.
Education
FASHION INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NEW YORK
SEPTEMBER 2001 - DECEMBER 2003
- Associates Applied Science, Jewelry Design
- Accessory Design Award for Costume Jewelry Design (On Behalf of the Accessories Council, Seventeen Magazine & Miriam Haskell)
STUDIO JEWELERS, NEW YORK
OCTOBER 2000 - JANUARY 2001
- Certified with Wax Modeling/Casting/Molding
SACRED HEART SCHOOL ENGLISH DIVISION, JAPAN
APRIL 1998 - MARCH 1990
- Associates in Applied Science, English Literature
Skills
DESIGNING AND FABRICATING LEATHER ACCESSORIES INCLUDING JEWELRY, HANDBAGS, BELTS, WALLETS, AND SANDALS.
RHINOCEROS AND PHOTOSHOP
FLUENCY IN JAPANESE
